1. oru dhēvathūdhar enna solgiraar, ungalukku kidaitthirukkum vaaippai patri nīngal enna ninaikkirīrgal?

 oru dhēvathūdhar ungalidam pēsinaal, avar solvadhai nīngal gavanitthu kētpīrgalaa? indru oru dhēvathūdhar ‘ellaa dhēsatthinaridamum kōtthiratthinaridamum moliyinaridamum inatthinaridamum’ pēsikkondirukkiraar. avar enna solgiraar? “kadavulukku bayandhu avarai magimaippadutthungal; . . . vaanatthaiyum būmiyaiyum . . . padaitthavarai vanangungal.” (veli. 14:6, 7) yegōvaadhaan orē unmaiyaana kadavul... avaraitthaan ellaarum vananga vēndum... endru andha dhēvathūdhar solgiraar. maaberum aanmīga aalayatthil thannai vanangum vaaippai yegōvaa ungalukkum thandhirukkiraar. adhai ninaikkumpōdhu nandri pongugiradhaa?

2. yegōvaavin aanmīga aalayam endraal enna? (“ aanmīga aalayam enbadhu...” endra pettiyaiyum paarungal.)

² aanmīga aalayam endraal enna? adhai patri naam engirundhu therindhukolvadhu? aanmīga aalayam enbadhu oru nija kattidam kidaiyaadhu. yēsu koduttha baliyin adippadaiyil thannai vananguvadharkaaga yegōvaa seidhirukkum ērpaadudhaan adhu. mudhal nūtraandil, yūdhēyaavil vaalndhukondirundha ebireya kristhavargalukku eludhiya kadidhatthil appōsthalan pavul idhai patri vilakkiyirukkiraar. b

3-4. yūdhēyaavil irundha ebireya kristhavargalukku enna prachinai irundhadhu, pavul eppadi avargalukku udhavi seidhaar?

³ ebireya kristhavargalukku pavul ēn indha kadidhatthai eludhinaar? oruvēlai, irandu kaaranangalukkaaga eludhiyirukkalaam. mudhal kaaranam, avargalai urchaagappadutthuvadharkaaga. ēnendraal, avargalil niraiya pēr idharkumun yūdha madhatthil irundhavargal. ippōdhu kristhavargalaaga, avargalukku bramaandamaana oru aalayam kidaiyaadhu... bali kodukka balipīdam kidaiyaadhu...  sēvai seiya gurumaargalum kidaiyaadhu. adhanaal, yūdha madha thalaivargal avargalai kēli kindal seidhirukkalaam. ivaiyellaam andha kristhavargalai rombavē sōrndhupōga vaitthirukkum. avargaludaiya visuvaasamkūda balavīnamaagiyirukkalaam. (ebi. 2:1; 3:12, 14) marubadiyum yūdha madhatthukkē pōividalaam endrukūda silar yōsitthirukkalaam.

⁴ irandaavadhu kaaranam idhudhaan: ‘dhida unavai’ adhaavadhu, aalamaana baibil pōdhanaigalai purindhukolla ebireya kristhavargal muyarchi seiyavillai enbadhai unartthuvadharkaaga eludhinaar. (ebi. 5:11-14) anēgamaaga, avargalil silar thiruchattatthaiyē piditthukkondu irundhiruppaargal. aanaal, thiruchattatthil sollappattirundha baligal paavatthai mulumaiyaaga nīkka mudiyaadhu enbadhai pavul avargalukku puriyavaitthaar. adhanaaldhaan, thiruchattam ‘nīkkappattirukkiradhu’ endru sonnaar. adhan piragu, aalamaana unmaigalai pavul avargalukku sollikkodutthaar. yēsuvudaiya baliyin adippadaiyil kidaitthirukkira ‘mēlaana nambikkaiyai’ patri avargalukku nyaabagappadutthinaar. andha nambikkaiyaaldhaan “naam kadavulidam nerungi pōgirōm” endrum avargalidam sonnaar.—ebi. 7:18, 19.

5. ebireyar butthagatthil sollappattirukkira endha vishayatthai naam purindhukolla vēndum, ēn?

⁵ ebireya kristhavargal munbu seidhukondirundha vanakkatthaivida ippōdhu kristhavargalaaga avargal seigira vanakkam romba sirandhadhu enbadhai pavul avargalukku vilakkinaar. yūdha valipaattil seiyappatta vishayangal “varappōgira kaariyangalin nilal mattumē, kristhudhaan nijam” endru avar sonnaar. (kolō. 2:17) oru porulmēl velicham padumpōdhu adhan nilal tharaiyil vilum. andha nilal paarppadharku ōralavukku andha porulai pōlavē irundhaalum, adhu nijamaagaadhu. adhēmaadhiridhaan munbu irundha yūdha vanakkamurai edhirkaalatthil varavirundha nijatthukku, adhaavadhu aanmīga aalaya ērpaattukku, verumanē oru nilalaaga irundhadhu. nammudaiya paavangal mannikkappaduvadharkaaga yegōvaa seidhirukkum andha ērpaattai patri nandraaga therindhukolvadhu romba mukkiyam. andha ērpaattinpadi naam avarai vanangumpōdhudhaan, nam vanakkatthai avar ētrukkolvaar. ippōdhu ebireyar butthagatthil solliyirukkira ‘nilalaiyum’ (munbu irundha yūdha vanakkamurai) ‘nijatthaiyum’ (kristhava vanakkamurai) oppittu paarkkalaam. appōdhu aanmīga aalayam endraal enna enbadhaiyum, adhil namakku enna pangu enbadhaiyum nandraaga purindhukolvōm.

6. valipaattu kūdaaratthai edharkaaga payanpadutthinaargal?

 ⁶ nilal. valipaattu kūdaaratthai ki.mu. 1512-il mōsē ērpadutthinaar. pavul idhai vaitthudhaan pēsa aarambitthaar. (“yūdha vanakkatthin nilal—kristhava vanakkatthin nijam” endra padatthai paarungal.) valipaattu kūdaaram paarppadharku, oru kūdaaram maadhiridhaan irundhadhu. isravēlargal oru idatthaivittu innoru idatthukku maari pōgumpōdhu adhai kalatri edutthukkondu pōvaargal. idhai kittatthatta 500 varushangalukku payanpadutthinaargal, adhaavadhu erusalēmil oru nirandharamaana aalayatthai kattum varai payanpadutthinaargal. (yaath. 25:8, 9; en. 9:22) indha ‘sandhippu kūdaaramdhaan’ isravēlargaludaiya vanakkatthin maiyamaaga irundhadhu. ingē vandhudhaan yegōvaavai vananginaargal, baligalaiyum kodutthaargal. (yaath. 29:43-46) aanaal indha valipaattu kūdaaram verumanē oru nilal thaan. edhirkaalatthil kristhavargaludaiya vanakkamuraiyil idhan nijam varavirundhadhu.

7. aanmīga aalayam eppōdhu seyalpada aarambitthadhu?

⁷ nijam. andru irundha valipaattu kūdaaram ‘paralōga kaariyangalin nilalaaga irundhadhu,’ adhaavadhu yegōvaavudaiya maaberum aanmīga aalayatthukku adaiyaalamaaga irundhadhu. indha “kūdaaram [alladhu, valipaattu kūdaaram], indha kaalatthukku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiradhu” endru pavul sonnaar. (ebi. 8:5; 9:9) appadiyendraal, ebireyargalukku pavul indha kadidhatthai eludhiya samayatthil aanmīga aalayam ērkenavē seyalpattukkondu irundhadhu therigiradhu. ki.pi. 29-il adhu seyalpada aarambitthadhu. andha varushatthil yēsu nyaanasnaanam edutthaar, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal abishēgam seiyappattaar. aanmīga aalayatthil yegōvaavudaiya “maaberum thalaimai guruvaaga” sēvai seiya aarambitthaar. c—ebi. 4:14; ap. 10:37, 38.

8-9. ebireyar 7:23-27 kaattugira maadhiri, isravēlil irundha thalaimai gurukkalukkum maaberum thalaimai guruvaaga irukkira yēsuvukkum enna vitthiyaasam?

⁸ nilal. makkaludaiya saarbaaga yegōvaavukku mun nirkira poruppu thalaimai guruvukku irundhadhu. valipaattu kūdaaram niruvappatta samayatthil, mudhal thalaimai guruvaaga aarōnai yegōvaa niyamitthaar. aanaal, isravēlil irundha gurumaargalai patri pavul ippadi sonnaar: “gurumaargal thangaludaiya sēvaiyai thodarndhu seivadharku maranam thadaiyaaga irundhadhu; adhanaal, adutthadutthu vēru palar gurumaargalaaga niyamikkappada vēndiyirundhadhu.” d (ebireyar 7:23-27-ai vaasiyungal.) adhumattumalla, gurumaargalum paavigalaaga irundhadhaal thangaludaiya paavangalukkaagavum avargal bali kodukka vēndiyirundhadhu. isravēlil irundha thalaimai gurumaargalukkum maaberum thalaimai guruvaana yēsu kristhuvukkum evvalavu periya vitthiyaasam paartthīrgalaa?

⁹ nijam. ‘manidhanaal illaamal yegōvaavinaal amaikkappatta unmaiyaana kūdaaratthil sēvai seigiravaraaga’ nam thalaimai guru yēsu irukkiraar. (ebi. 8:1, 2) yēsuvai patri pavul sollumpōdhu, “avar endrendrum uyirōdu iruppadhaal avarukku adutthu vēru yaarum guruvaaga niyamikkappada vēndiyadhillai” endraar. adhumattumalla, yēsu “kalangamillaadhavar, paavigalai pōla illaadhavar” endrum, isravēlil irundha thalaimai gurumaargalai pōl avar ‘thannudaiya paavangalukkaaga dhinamum bali kodukka vēndiyadhillai’ endrum sonnaar. sari, ippōdhu balipīdangalai patriyum baligalai patriyum paarkkalaam.

10. balipīdatthin mēl selutthappatta baligal edharku adaiyaalamaaga irundhana?

¹⁰ nilal. valipaattu kūdaaratthin nulaivaasalukku veliyē oru sembu balipīdam irundhadhu.  angēdhaan yegōvaavukku miruga baligalai selutthinaargal. (yaath. 27:1, 2; 40:29) aanaal, andha baligalaal makkaludaiya ellaa paavangalukkum oru nirandharamaana mannippai vaangi thara mudiyavillai. (ebi. 10:1-4) thodarndhu selutthappatta indha miruga baligal, manidhargalai ottumotthamaaga paavatthilirundhum maranatthilirundhum kaappaatra pōgira oru balikku adaiyaalamaaga irundhadhu.

11. endha balipīdatthinmēl yēsu thannaiyē baliyaaga kodutthaar? (ebireyar 10:5-7, 10)

¹¹ nijam. manidhargalukkaaga thannudaiya uyirai mītpu baliyaaga kodukka vēndum enbadhum, adharkaagatthaan yegōvaa thannai indha būmikku anuppinaar enbadhum yēsuvukku nandraagavē theriyum. (mat. 20:28) adhanaaldhaan yēsu nyaanasnaanam edutthapōdhu yegōvaavudaiya aasaiyai niraivētruvadharkaaga thannai arppanitthaar. (yōvaa. 6:38; galaa. 1:4) yēsu thannaiyē oru adaiyaalappūrva balipīdatthil baliyaaga kodutthaar. paavamē illaadha thannudaiya manidha uyirai ellaarukkaagavum baliyaaga kodukka vēndum endra kadavuludaiya ‘viruppamdhaan’ andha adaiyaalappūrva balipīdam. yēsu “ellaa kaalatthukkum orē dhadavaiyaaga” thannudaiya uyirai baliyaaga kodutthadhaal, yaarellaam avarmēl visuvaasam vaikkiraargalō, avar koduttha baliyin adippadaiyil avargal ellaarudaiya paavangalaiyum yegōvaa motthamaaga mannikkiraar. (ebireyar 10:5-7, 10-ai vaasiyungal.) adutthu, valipaattu kūdaaratthukkul irundha sila vishayangalai patri paarkkalaam.

12. parisuttha araikkul yaar pōvaargal? magaa parisuttha araikkul yaar pōvaar?

 ¹² nilal. valipaattu kūdaaramum pinbu erusalēmil kattappatta aalayangalum kittatthatta orē maadhiridhaan vadivamaikkappattirundhadhu. adharku ullē irandu araigal irundhana. ondru, ‘parisuttha arai,’ innondru ‘magaa parisuttha arai.’ irandirkum naduvil oru thiraichīlai irundhadhu. (ebi. 9:2-5; yaath. 26:31-33) parisuttha araikkul oru thanga kutthuvilakkum, dhūbapīdamum, padaiyal rotti vaikkappatta oru mējaiyum irundhadhu. indha parisuttha araikkul vandhu sēvai seivadharku “abishēgam seiyappatta” gurumaargalukku mattumē anumadhi irundhadhu. (en. 3:3, 7, 10) magaa parisuttha araikkul thangatthaal aana oppandha petti irundhadhu. adhu yegōvaavudaiya prasannatthukku adaiyaalam. (yaath. 25:21, 22) magaa parisuttha araikkul pōvadharku thalaimai guruvukku mattumdhaan anumadhi irundhadhu. varushatthukku oru dhadavai paava parigaara naal andru thiraichīlaiyai thaandi avar andha araikkul pōvaar. (lēvi. 16:2, 17) mirugangaludaiya ratthatthai edutthukkondu thannudaiya paavangalukkaagavum dhēsatthil irundha ellaarudaiya paavangalukkaagavum parigaaram seivadharkaaga pōvaar. kaalangal pōgappōga valipaattu kūdaaratthil irundha ellaa vishayangalukkum enna arttham endru yegōvaa thannudaiya sakthiyai payanpadutthi padippadiyaaga vilakkinaar.—ebi. 9:6-8. e

13. parisuttha araiyum magaa parisuttha araiyum indru edhai kurikkiradhu?

¹³ nijam. sila kristhavargal kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal abishēgam seiyappattirukkiraargal. avargalukkum yegōvaavukkum idaiyē oru visēsha uravu irukkiradhu. indha 1,44,000 pēr paralōgatthil yēsuvōdu sērndhu gurumaargalaaga sēvai seivaargal. (veli. 1:6; 14:1) ivargal būmiyil irukkumpōdhē, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal abishēgam seiyappattu kadavuludaiya magangalaaga iruppadhai parisuttha arai kurikkiradhu. (rō. 8:15-17) magaa parisuttha arai, paralōgatthai, adhaavadhu yegōvaa irukkum idatthai, kurikkiradhu. parisuttha araikkum magaa parisuttha araikkum idaiyil irundha ‘thiraichīlai’ yēsuvin manidha udalai kurikkiradhu. yēsu manidharaaga irundhapōdhu, aanmīga aalayatthin maaberum thalaimai guruvaaga paralōgatthukkul avaraal pōga mudiyavillai. andha udalai thyaagam seidhu uyirtheluppappatta piragu, avaraal paralōgatthukkul, adhaavadhu aanmīga aalayatthin magaa parisuttha araikkul, pōga mudindhadhu. avar paralōgatthukku pōnapiragu, abishēgam seiyappatta matravargalum paralōgatthukku pōvadharkaana valiyai thirandhuvaitthaar. ivargalum paralōgatthukkul pōga vēndumendraal, yēsuvai pōlavē thangaludaiya manidha udalai vittuvittudhaan pōga vēndum.—ebi. 10:19, 20; 1 ko. 15:50.

14. ebireyar 9:12, 24-26 kaattuvadhupōl yegōvaavin aanmīga aalaya ērpaadu endha vidhatthil uyarndhadhaaga irukkiradhu?

¹⁴ mītpu baliyin adippadaiyil thannai vananguvadharku yegōvaa oru ērpaattai seidhirukkiraar. yēsuvai thalaimai guruvaaga niyamitthirukkiraar. idhu evvalavu uyarndha ērpaadu! isravēlil irundha thalaimai guru, manidhargal kattiya magaa parisuttha araikkul mirugangalin ratthatthai edutthukkondu pōnaar. aanaal yēsu, yegōvaavin mun nirpadharkaaga ‘paralōgatthirkē pōnaar.’ adhaivida parisutthamaana idam vēru ēdhaavadhu irukka mudiyumaa? manidhargalin ‘paavatthai pōkkuvadharku avar thannaiyē baliyaaga kodutthu,’ andha baliyin madhippai yegōvaavidamē pōi kodutthaar. (ebireyar 9:12, 24-26-ai vaasiyungal.) yēsuvin balidhaan manidhargalin paavatthai endrendraikkumaaga mulumaiyaaga thudaitthalikkum. namakku paralōgatthil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, būmiyil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, aanmīga aalayatthil yegōvaavai vanangum vaaippu ellaarukkumē irukkiradhu. adhai patri adutthu paarkkalaam.

15. valipaattu kūdaaratthin pragaaratthil yaar sēvai seidhaargal?

 ¹⁵ nilal. valipaattu kūdaaratthil oru pragaaram irundhadhu. adhai sutri maraippugal irundhana. andha pragaaratthil gurumaargal sēvai seidhaargal. dhaganabali selutthuvadharku angē oru periya sembu balipīdam irundhadhu; sembu thottiyil thannīrum irundhadhu. gurumaargal thangal sēvaiyai aarambippadharku munbu andha thannīrai payanpadutthi thangalaiyē suttham seidhukolvaargal. (yaath. 30:17-20; 40:6-8) pirpaadu kattappatta aalayangalil, velippragaaramum irundhadhu. gurumaargalaaga illaadhavargal angē irundhudhaan kadavulai vananguvaargal.

16. aanmīga aalayatthin utpragaaratthilum velippragaaratthilum yaar sēvai seigiraargal?

¹⁶ nijam. paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargalil mīdhiyaaga irukkiravargal paralōgatthukku pōi yēsuvōdu sērndhu gurumaargalaaga sēvai seivadharku munbu, aanmīga aalayatthin būmikkuriya utpragaaratthil unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhukondirukkiraargal. olukka vishayangalilum, aanmīga vishayangalilum, avargal sutthamaaga irukka vēndum enbadhai pragaaratthil irukkira periya thannīr thotti avargalukku nyaabagappadutthugiradhu. sollappōnaal, ellaa kristhavargalukkumē appaditthaan irukka vēndum! kristhuvin sagōdharargalukku unmaiyaaga aadharavu kodukkum “thiral kūttamaana makkal” engirundhu yegōvaavai vanangugiraargal? avargal ‘simmaasanatthukku munbu nirpadhai’ appōsthalan yōvaan paartthaar. idhu edharku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiradhu? būmiyil irukkira velippragaaratthukku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiradhu. angirundhudhaan thiral kūttamaana makkal “iravum pagalum kadavuludaiya aalayatthil avarukku parisuttha sēvai seigiraargal.” (veli. 7:9, 13-15) yegōvaa thūya vanakkatthukkaaga seidhirukkum ērpaattil nam ovvoruvarukkumē oru idatthai kodutthirukkiraar. adhai ninaikkumpōdhu ungalukku sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhaa?

17. bali kodukkira vaaippu indraikku namakku irukkiradhaa? vilakkungal.

¹⁷ indru ellaa kristhavargalukkumē yegōvaavukku bali kodukkum vaaippu irukkiradhu. nammudaiya nēram, sakthi, valangal aagiyavatrai payanpadutthi kadavuludaiya arasaangatthukku sēvai seiyumpōdhu naam kadavulukku bali kodukkirōm endru arttham. appōsthalan pavul sonnadhupōl, ‘nammudaiya udhadugalin kaniyai bali selutthalaam. adhaavadhu, kadavuludaiya peyarai ellaarukkum arivippadhan mūlam avarukku pugalchi baliyai selutthalaam.’ (ebi. 13:15) miga sirandha baligalai selutthuvadhan mūlam, aanmīga aalayatthil yegōvaa namakku kodutthirukkum idatthai peridhaaga madhikkirōm enbadhai kaattalaam.

18. ebireyar 10:22-25 solgira maadhiri naam edhai kandippaaga seiya vēndum, naam edhai marandhuvida kūdaadhu?

¹⁸ ebireyar 10:22-25-ai vaasiyungal. ebireyargalukku kadidhatthai eludhi mudikkumpōdhu, yegōvaavin vanakkatthil naam kandippaaga seiya vēndiya sila vishayangalai patri pavul eludhinaar. udhaaranatthukku, jebam seivadhu, nammudaiya nambikkaiyai patri ellaaridamum solvadhu, kūttangalukku varuvadhu, yegōvaavin ‘naal nerungi varuvadhai endhalavukku paarkkirōmō, andhalavukku oruvarai oruvar urchaagappadutthuvadhu,’ pōndravatrai kandippaaga seiya vēndum endru sonnaar. velippadutthudhal butthagatthin mudivilum, “kadavulai vanangu” endru kadavuludaiya thūdhar irandu dhadavai valiyurutthinaar. (veli. 19:10; 22:9) adhanaal, yegōvaavin maaberum aanmīga aalayatthai patriya aalamaana satthiyatthai naam marandhuvida vēndaam. nam arumaiyaana kadavul yegōvaavai vananguvadharku namakku kidaitthirukkum baakkiyatthaiyum marandhuvida vēndaam!